Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Recent & Upcoming
Not all news / posts / etc. need be limited to announcements of things ongoing or to come.
Calling for a report on this past Saturday's costume party and get-together at the Shaffer. If you attended and are a contributor, please post directly (preferably as a new message). Does anyone have pictures? I've just opened a Flickr account for the blog to take the load off the Mountainair Arts online file manager. We can upload pictures there and either give link or copy/paste image here.
Upcoming Shaffer event - November 18: 11 am - 9 pm. Casa Rodeňa, noted Albuquerque winery, will be at the Shaffer for a day of wine-tasting. Wine and wine related items will be available for purchase. Whet your palate with an online tour of Casa Rodeňa. We'll be blogging the event in more detail.
Speaking of Flickr, the photo sharing site has two New Mexico groups/categories, one for (presumably professional or nearly so) NM photographers that take pictures of NM (77 members) and one for NM photos (373 members). Both inlude Mountainair pictures. Or you can do a Mountainair search (16 pictures) of the Flickr pool. In particular, Martha Riley has some great pictures of town and countryside on pps 1-2 of online flickr portfolio
Have you always thought you had a novel (however dreadful) in you waiting to get out? Now's your chance! November is National Novel Writing Month - aka NaNoWriMo (shades of Mork). The operational idea behind NaNoWriMo is to write a rough draft in a month - for an arbitrary deadline and the total absence of quality control to spur you onto completion. More the Great Frantic Novel than the Great American Novel: participants come together for a month to write laughably awful yet lengthy prose. Fear not - no novel is too banal or badly written and plotted for NoNaWriMo. Write a 175 page draft (50,000 words) between November 1st and 30th - submit by midnight for counting (not criticism) - get a certificate and bragging rights. More about NaNoWriMo - FAQs.
Month end ruminations: Is it a coincidence that A&H month ends with Holloween/ aka All Hallows Eve, the day before All Saints Day & two before All Souls Days? Humanity & death? Art and thaumaturgy? Why not? After all Freud & Norman O. Jones both declared all art (and even civilzation itself) the product of Eros and Thanatos.
Along the same line & certainly seasonally so, is anyone here familiar with Thaumotourism? Also known as "Dark Tourism" - how sublimely appropriate for the season - there is even an online forum/research group for Thaumatourism.
Quoting from review of seminar on the subject:
Calling for a report on this past Saturday's costume party and get-together at the Shaffer. If you attended and are a contributor, please post directly (preferably as a new message). Does anyone have pictures? I've just opened a Flickr account for the blog to take the load off the Mountainair Arts online file manager. We can upload pictures there and either give link or copy/paste image here.
Upcoming Shaffer event - November 18: 11 am - 9 pm. Casa Rodeňa, noted Albuquerque winery, will be at the Shaffer for a day of wine-tasting. Wine and wine related items will be available for purchase. Whet your palate with an online tour of Casa Rodeňa. We'll be blogging the event in more detail.
Speaking of Flickr, the photo sharing site has two New Mexico groups/categories, one for (presumably professional or nearly so) NM photographers that take pictures of NM (77 members) and one for NM photos (373 members). Both inlude Mountainair pictures. Or you can do a Mountainair search (16 pictures) of the Flickr pool. In particular, Martha Riley has some great pictures of town and countryside on pps 1-2 of online flickr portfolio
Missed your chance to do something special for Arts & Humanities month? There's always next month. Art and being human are, like other calendar designations, hardly restricted to a single day, week, or month but appropriate year 'round endeavors.
Have you always thought you had a novel (however dreadful) in you waiting to get out? Now's your chance! November is National Novel Writing Month - aka NaNoWriMo (shades of Mork). The operational idea behind NaNoWriMo is to write a rough draft in a month - for an arbitrary deadline and the total absence of quality control to spur you onto completion. More the Great Frantic Novel than the Great American Novel: participants come together for a month to write laughably awful yet lengthy prose. Fear not - no novel is too banal or badly written and plotted for NoNaWriMo. Write a 175 page draft (50,000 words) between November 1st and 30th - submit by midnight for counting (not criticism) - get a certificate and bragging rights. More about NaNoWriMo - FAQs.
Month end ruminations: Is it a coincidence that A&H month ends with Holloween/ aka All Hallows Eve, the day before All Saints Day & two before All Souls Days? Humanity & death? Art and thaumaturgy? Why not? After all Freud & Norman O. Jones both declared all art (and even civilzation itself) the product of Eros and Thanatos.
Along the same line & certainly seasonally so, is anyone here familiar with Thaumotourism? Also known as "Dark Tourism" - how sublimely appropriate for the season - there is even an online forum/research group for Thaumatourism.
Quoting from review of seminar on the subject:
Dark tourism, the act of travel to sites, attractions or exhibitions whichGetting right down to it, religious pilgrimages and visits to battlefields are forms of Dark Tourism. Guardian Special Report on Dark Tourism.
have death, suffering or the seemingly macabre as a main theme, has
received increasing attention from the academic community and media alike.Indeed this is the second seminar event held by The Tourism Society, following a similar gathering held in Lancaster in November 2004. The title of this event was "Dark Tourism, Cashing in on Tragedy," although there was very little debate on the actual ethical, moral and management dilemmas surrounding the cashing in and subsequent commoditisation of death and the macabre.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
ATC Trade Day this Saturday the 28th!
Hi Everyone!
Want to expand your ATC collection? I do, too! This Saturday, October 28 from 11 - 12 in the Conference Room at the Shaffer, Judy and I will be hosting an Artist Trading Card Trade Day! We are expecting three new artists with whom to trade so I hope you have been working on your ATCs. Bring your originals to trade for original mini artworks. Bonus cards and prints are negotiable and welcomed. Let's expand our collections! Collectors welcomed!
Want to expand your ATC collection? I do, too! This Saturday, October 28 from 11 - 12 in the Conference Room at the Shaffer, Judy and I will be hosting an Artist Trading Card Trade Day! We are expecting three new artists with whom to trade so I hope you have been working on your ATCs. Bring your originals to trade for original mini artworks. Bonus cards and prints are negotiable and welcomed. Let's expand our collections! Collectors welcomed!
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Ceramics exhibit at Cibola
As you may have picked up from reading local flyers, Cibola Arts Cooperative is hosting an exhibit of Rob Drexel's pit fired ceramics .
The exhibit, titled"Playing with Fire," opened following Drexel's second workshop, held at Timothy Wylie's, and runs through Nov 5, 2006 at Cibola. Don't let the banality of naming put you off. Drexel's work, although priced beyond the average art buyer visiting Mountainair, is striking and original.
About Pit Fire technique
Online image galleries of ceramics by Rob Drexel as exhibited in various US galleries: Blue Heron; Galleria Tubiac; Carlyn Gallery; Monte Wade Fine Arts
About Pit Fire technique
Online image galleries of ceramics by Rob Drexel as exhibited in various US galleries: Blue Heron; Galleria Tubiac; Carlyn Gallery; Monte Wade Fine Arts
cross-eyed bear
From the better late than never dept: Judy Mowris' latest additions to crosses for today's Saturday Art at the Shaffer.
These are all Latin crosses. Materials: (left) wood, acrylics, gold leaf, bottle caps, glass disks; (center) wood, acrylics, gold leaf, chunks of turquoise; (right) wood, acrylics, gold leaf, bottle caps with colored aquarium gravel. If you are in the mood to stock up on crosses, not only does Judy have more crosses but Veronica (Pop's Curio Shop) carries crosses, with an emphasis on the more traditional.
Guide to crosses: cross symbolism & Christian cross symbolism.
Symbolism: Although the primary cross association is religious and specifically Christian, the cross is a near universal archetype, appearing independently in all symbol-manipulating cultures. Indubitably, pre-Christian variants in the ancient world, such as the ankh, tau, Greek, Celtic, and other crosses influenced religious interpretations of cross symbolism. Others, such as the Zia, Mayan sun calendar, and swastika (Indian cross) highlight the independent unversalism of cross symbolism, often referred to as the "sign of signs."
There are controversial uses of the cross in art, i.e. photographer Andres Serrano's 1989 exhibit.
The solar "cross" symbol represents the cyclical nature of the seasons. The four quadrants can also represent the four elements. A "Greek cross" (arms of equal lengths) in a circle is also the ancient glyph for "city": crossroads (with arms having directional meaning - N,S,E,W) + wall. North European rune systems often use a cross to represent the "world tree."
These are all Latin crosses. Materials: (left) wood, acrylics, gold leaf, bottle caps, glass disks; (center) wood, acrylics, gold leaf, chunks of turquoise; (right) wood, acrylics, gold leaf, bottle caps with colored aquarium gravel. If you are in the mood to stock up on crosses, not only does Judy have more crosses but Veronica (Pop's Curio Shop) carries crosses, with an emphasis on the more traditional.
Guide to crosses: cross symbolism & Christian cross symbolism.
Symbolism: Although the primary cross association is religious and specifically Christian, the cross is a near universal archetype, appearing independently in all symbol-manipulating cultures. Indubitably, pre-Christian variants in the ancient world, such as the ankh, tau, Greek, Celtic, and other crosses influenced religious interpretations of cross symbolism. Others, such as the Zia, Mayan sun calendar, and swastika (Indian cross) highlight the independent unversalism of cross symbolism, often referred to as the "sign of signs."
There are controversial uses of the cross in art, i.e. photographer Andres Serrano's 1989 exhibit.
The solar "cross" symbol represents the cyclical nature of the seasons. The four quadrants can also represent the four elements. A "Greek cross" (arms of equal lengths) in a circle is also the ancient glyph for "city": crossroads (with arms having directional meaning - N,S,E,W) + wall. North European rune systems often use a cross to represent the "world tree."
Monday, October 16, 2006
Oddments for Art & Humanities Month
New header. In the interests of appropriately honoring arts & humanities month, this seemed an appropriate occasion to use art by less well known NM artists from the past. Well, I also have a mystery photo from the Manzanos that doesn't quite fit the category.
October's first artist, Hella Broeske Shattuck (1906-1994) was, back in the day, much admired for her interpretations of New Mexico Pueblo and Hispanic culture and was named "Future Artist of New Mexico" in 1938. Arriving in Santa Fe on the back of a motorcycle during her honeymoon in 1934, Hella was originally from South Dakota, the child of Finnish immigrants. She was also a trained concert pianist, had some formal art training in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon, studied with Santa Fe painter Odon Hullenkremer (1888-1978), and quickly became involved in the Santa Fe art scene. Following her 1946 divorce, she lived all over New Mexico and became fascinated with Hispanic and American Indian life, particularly ceremonials and fiestas. Shattuck became "artist in residence" at Isleta and Laguna pueblos by 1949. Later she moved to Taos and eventually to Albuquerque where she died. The picture featured here is from a July 18 - August 30, 2003 exhibit, "Uncovering a Forgotten Treasure," at Owings Dewey Fine Art in Santa Fe.
Does anyone have an overlooked (& deceased) NM artist to feature? We could call this the Dead NM Artist series.
Now for the Humanities part of this gig. First, my favorite humanities cartoon - hopefully more humor than truth to it.
Presumably, we all have some idea what art is - even if that notion does not agree with anyone else's. Like the Supreme Court on obscenity, we know what it is when we see it. So then, what about the "humanist" part? "Humanist" = of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas
Humanism - A system of thinking in which people, their interests and developments are made central and dominant, tending to exalt the cultural and practical knowledge of art, literature and philosophy rather than the scientific and speculative.
humanistic: of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning;" a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
Humanism - The new emphasis in the Renaissance on human culture, education and reason, sparked by a revival of interest in classical Greek and Roman literature, culture, and language. Human nature and the dignity of man were exalted and emphasis was placed on the present life as a worthy event in itself (as opposed to the medieval emphasis on the present life merely as preparation for a future life).
The humanities include subjects such as English, philosophy, language, and literature as distinguished from the social sciences, and natural and physical sciences. Instructional programs in the humanities would be in the following fields: area and ethnic studies, foreign languages, letters, liberal/general studies, multi/interdisciplinary studies, philosophy and religion, theology, and the visual and performing arts. Other definitions toss in Communications, Counseling, and Education. History is a fence sitter - sometimes in humanities, other times in social sciences.
In short, humanities are the manmade arts such as art, literacy, music that convey the cultural aspects of humanity - express our humanity.
October's first artist, Hella Broeske Shattuck (1906-1994) was, back in the day, much admired for her interpretations of New Mexico Pueblo and Hispanic culture and was named "Future Artist of New Mexico" in 1938. Arriving in Santa Fe on the back of a motorcycle during her honeymoon in 1934, Hella was originally from South Dakota, the child of Finnish immigrants. She was also a trained concert pianist, had some formal art training in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon, studied with Santa Fe painter Odon Hullenkremer (1888-1978), and quickly became involved in the Santa Fe art scene. Following her 1946 divorce, she lived all over New Mexico and became fascinated with Hispanic and American Indian life, particularly ceremonials and fiestas. Shattuck became "artist in residence" at Isleta and Laguna pueblos by 1949. Later she moved to Taos and eventually to Albuquerque where she died. The picture featured here is from a July 18 - August 30, 2003 exhibit, "Uncovering a Forgotten Treasure," at Owings Dewey Fine Art in Santa Fe.
Does anyone have an overlooked (& deceased) NM artist to feature? We could call this the Dead NM Artist series.
Now for the Humanities part of this gig. First, my favorite humanities cartoon - hopefully more humor than truth to it.
Presumably, we all have some idea what art is - even if that notion does not agree with anyone else's. Like the Supreme Court on obscenity, we know what it is when we see it. So then, what about the "humanist" part? "Humanist" = of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas
Humanism - A system of thinking in which people, their interests and developments are made central and dominant, tending to exalt the cultural and practical knowledge of art, literature and philosophy rather than the scientific and speculative.
humanistic: of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning;" a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
Humanism - The new emphasis in the Renaissance on human culture, education and reason, sparked by a revival of interest in classical Greek and Roman literature, culture, and language. Human nature and the dignity of man were exalted and emphasis was placed on the present life as a worthy event in itself (as opposed to the medieval emphasis on the present life merely as preparation for a future life).
The humanities include subjects such as English, philosophy, language, and literature as distinguished from the social sciences, and natural and physical sciences. Instructional programs in the humanities would be in the following fields: area and ethnic studies, foreign languages, letters, liberal/general studies, multi/interdisciplinary studies, philosophy and religion, theology, and the visual and performing arts. Other definitions toss in Communications, Counseling, and Education. History is a fence sitter - sometimes in humanities, other times in social sciences.
In short, humanities are the manmade arts such as art, literacy, music that convey the cultural aspects of humanity - express our humanity.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Saturday Art Show!
HI Everyone!
Well, we thought the Enchanted Weekend was going to bounce our 'Saturday Art at the Shaffer' this Saturday, but it has been rescheduled for the following weekend. And, since the conference room will not be needed by the Enchanted Weekend until after 5:00, we'll be there the following Saturday as well! There will be no interruption to our art show!
Please come by and say hello and see all the fabulous original art we have on display. And, of course, pick up your loaf of Judy's "delicious beyond belief" bread. Something tells me that I will have a loaf of "Chocolate Chocolate" bread waiting for me. And, if you love chocolate like I do, there will one other loaf of the double chocolate bread, but get there early because the bread goes really, really, fast!
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Well, we thought the Enchanted Weekend was going to bounce our 'Saturday Art at the Shaffer' this Saturday, but it has been rescheduled for the following weekend. And, since the conference room will not be needed by the Enchanted Weekend until after 5:00, we'll be there the following Saturday as well! There will be no interruption to our art show!
Please come by and say hello and see all the fabulous original art we have on display. And, of course, pick up your loaf of Judy's "delicious beyond belief" bread. Something tells me that I will have a loaf of "Chocolate Chocolate" bread waiting for me. And, if you love chocolate like I do, there will one other loaf of the double chocolate bread, but get there early because the bread goes really, really, fast!
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Monday, October 9, 2006
Saturday Art at the Shaffer (October 7)
Chalk up another successful Saturday for Art at the Shaffer.
With twice as many loaves on offer as last Saturday, Judy sold all but one loaf by noon.
Small, moderately priced items such as hand painted salt & pepper shakers and candle glasses move well. The shakers sell especially well.
Another good sign was that there were significantly more local visitors this Saturday than last. Just three last Saturday but nearly half the visitors were local, even with the Shaffer being fully booked (a funeral, a quinceañera & the pottery workshop at Timothy Wylie's). Local customers (mostly for Judy's bread) included Judy Reynolds, Pamela and Ken Armas, and Kathleen Clute.
Karen is allowing Judy and Geree to leave their work up in the conference room during the week. This has the double barrelled effect (synergy at work) of decorating the normally drab conference room (& continental breakfast bar area) AND increasing artist exposure/ potential for sales. Geree was surprised to learn that she made a tidy sum in sales during the week.
Her small acrylics, prints, and cards seem to be moving better than the floor cloths. Visitors are overlooking the best deal in the place: floor cloths. Due to plans to move far far away and consequent need to reduce inventory, Geree's floor cloths are extremely attractively priced. Check them out and then compare to other floor cloth prices online.
Both Judy and Geree have plans to add to Saturday offerings. Judy was talking about "penny dolls." Who wouldn't welcome seeing the return of the embellished separates and other items that she used to carry at StoneTree?
I asked them about the possibility of adding artists, but both prefer to keep things as they are for now. It's easy to manage, simple to keep track of sales, compatible inventories and pricing - KISS at its best. However, Geree and Judy would be interested in adding homemade preserves and jellies to the bread table.
Otherwise, interested artists should look elsewhere, ask around, and carve out their own local niches. For example, Kevin and Ruth Turner at Tillies have expressed interest in inviting in an artist or so. Surely there are other local businesses that could be chatted up. Who knows ... add more artist & artisans plus the local collectibles contingent - Saturday Art at the Shaffer could develop into Saturday Art in Mountainair ... entirely by individual initiative & without dubious benefits of organizational intervention...
With twice as many loaves on offer as last Saturday, Judy sold all but one loaf by noon.
Another good sign was that there were significantly more local visitors this Saturday than last. Just three last Saturday but nearly half the visitors were local, even with the Shaffer being fully booked (a funeral, a quinceañera & the pottery workshop at Timothy Wylie's). Local customers (mostly for Judy's bread) included Judy Reynolds, Pamela and Ken Armas, and Kathleen Clute.
Karen is allowing Judy and Geree to leave their work up in the conference room during the week. This has the double barrelled effect (synergy at work) of decorating the normally drab conference room (& continental breakfast bar area) AND increasing artist exposure/ potential for sales. Geree was surprised to learn that she made a tidy sum in sales during the week.
Her small acrylics, prints, and cards seem to be moving better than the floor cloths. Visitors are overlooking the best deal in the place: floor cloths. Due to plans to move far far away and consequent need to reduce inventory, Geree's floor cloths are extremely attractively priced. Check them out and then compare to other floor cloth prices online.
Both Judy and Geree have plans to add to Saturday offerings. Judy was talking about "penny dolls." Who wouldn't welcome seeing the return of the embellished separates and other items that she used to carry at StoneTree?
I asked them about the possibility of adding artists, but both prefer to keep things as they are for now. It's easy to manage, simple to keep track of sales, compatible inventories and pricing - KISS at its best. However, Geree and Judy would be interested in adding homemade preserves and jellies to the bread table.
Otherwise, interested artists should look elsewhere, ask around, and carve out their own local niches. For example, Kevin and Ruth Turner at Tillies have expressed interest in inviting in an artist or so. Surely there are other local businesses that could be chatted up. Who knows ... add more artist & artisans plus the local collectibles contingent - Saturday Art at the Shaffer could develop into Saturday Art in Mountainair ... entirely by individual initiative & without dubious benefits of organizational intervention...
oopsie bloopsies - corrections & reminders
My apologies for succumbing to dirty ear syndrome (the inevitable result of putting your ear to the ground). Country Vittles did not close the last Saturday of September but will remain open through October. Among various possibilities broached, none as yet confirmed.
The Shaffer do on the penultimate Sat in Sept. (the one that preceded "Sat Art at the Shaffer" & that I asked for a report on but did not get) was actually a 1st annual something. Yclept Chili Festival, supposedly, complete with ongoing chili roasting demo & enthusiastically spoken of by those who did attend. Not as though NM suffers from a Chili Festival shortage with festivals already established in Hatch, Hobbs, Grants, Santa Fe, Ramah, Las Cruces, etc. Not to mention that perennial consideration (aka the sunflower question), "what constitutes a a festival?" (can anyone just declare something a festival and thus make it so?) and its corollary, "who determines or declares festivalicity?" I hereby rename it "Chili Festival - Not" but wish the better luck & promotion next year - not to mention a more original take on the ubiquitous NM chili theme.
Enchanted Weekend - reported as "Creative Weekend" or some such. October 12-15. One of the organizers is Stacia Robin, who did an early ATC workshop at the Shaffer. Registrations are closed & p'haps a hair pricey for local tastes, but you can learn more about Enchanted/Enchanting Weekend at its web page. Maybe there'll be another or you could drop by for a peek at this one.
A reminder about not signing your posts anonymous:
The Shaffer do on the penultimate Sat in Sept. (the one that preceded "Sat Art at the Shaffer" & that I asked for a report on but did not get) was actually a 1st annual something. Yclept Chili Festival, supposedly, complete with ongoing chili roasting demo & enthusiastically spoken of by those who did attend. Not as though NM suffers from a Chili Festival shortage with festivals already established in Hatch, Hobbs, Grants, Santa Fe, Ramah, Las Cruces, etc. Not to mention that perennial consideration (aka the sunflower question), "what constitutes a a festival?" (can anyone just declare something a festival and thus make it so?) and its corollary, "who determines or declares festivalicity?" I hereby rename it "Chili Festival - Not" but wish the better luck & promotion next year - not to mention a more original take on the ubiquitous NM chili theme.
Enchanted Weekend - reported as "Creative Weekend" or some such. October 12-15. One of the organizers is Stacia Robin, who did an early ATC workshop at the Shaffer. Registrations are closed & p'haps a hair pricey for local tastes, but you can learn more about Enchanted/Enchanting Weekend at its web page. Maybe there'll be another or you could drop by for a peek at this one.
A reminder about not signing your posts anonymous:
To encourage participation, I changed settings to allow anyone to post without having to register with blogger.com (posts still moderated). It was only be a matter of time for "anonymous" to post something. I approved it but just this once. Please sign your posts. Pseudonyms are fine, especially ones avoiding dreary banality, but not "anonymous." Here's the deal: I won't approve - will delete without publishing - ANY & ALL posts from anonymous.
If you wish to make appropriate comments or ask questions but are attached to retaining anonymity, you may remain anonymous to readers - just not to me - by e-mailing me what you want posted.
Friday, October 6, 2006
Other upcoming events, calls,
OCTOBER IS ARTS & HUMANITIES MONTH
What is Mountainair doing this month that is either art or human?
What is Mountainair doing this month that is either art or human?
Saturday before last - hotdog & hamburger cookout at Shaffer, vendors out front & music at the gazebo - 3 bands or groups so heard tell. Scuttlebutt suggests a less than stellar turnout, which does not necessarily mean much one way or the other. Last Saturday, as previously reported, generated sales and traffic, the latter primarily Shaffer visitors rather than local. Very promising - if we don't let it wither on the vine or - worse - assume growth and well-being are up to someone else (who is already too damned overworked and busy).
Sometimes events/activites can be slow getting off the ground around here. Regular weekend somethings would be nice to have, worth supporting if you can. And for locals too not just visitors. For now, the Shaffer (gazebo, pavilion, conference room, boardless board walk) seems the best location. Perhaps coordinating at other locales could help plump out Saturdays.
Are you an artist or a performer? Why not talk the idea up with Karen to see if you can join Geree and Judy or set up wares somewhere else in town. Wherever activities take place and whatever they are, music is always a welcome nice addition. (a hint to local musicians...)
Anytime I get advance notice and reasonable amount of descriptive detail about an event, I'll blog it. I'm not doing the Petronius Artbiter thing, so there are no no art or other Kulturkampf requirements for Saturday activities to meet. Yard sale, fund-raising carwash or bake sale, book sale, bingo, karaoke, community twister competition, whatever.
In case you missed the flyers about town - Book Sale - paperbacks 50% off - Roberts' Accounting and Antiques on Cedardale (turn at Pump n' Save - sign visible from 60). I hope to make it over & will report back. D'ya suppose Mountainair could support a 2 for 1 book trading store?
If the Senior Center Bingo has already taken place, watch flyers for the next one. The Senior Center also sponsors Spanish conversation Tues & Thurs at 1 pm (after lunch). It's also worth dropping by from time to time to check out flyers and calendar.
As you've surely noticed, Country Vittles is gone, no longer at the Shaffer. New lessee not yet confirmed, so once again the restaurant is closed - not a happy condition for any hotel, surely even less so for the Shaffer as the dining room is a featured attraction.
Oil painting - Thursday's at Mojave Rose with Shirley Simmons, Addie Draper, Wana Beth Fox, and others, Shirley gently overseeing. Not a drop in activity. If you are interested, eschew local habit of asking someone to ask someone and contact Addie directly.
Jeanette and Jerry Boyer have left the building - as of last Sat, heading for Portland, but the Tillie's torch has been picked up by new owners, the Turners, who plan to keep things just as they are.
SUBMISSIONS WANTED
Submit original poetry to Dale Harris for Central Avenue: poetdale@yahoo.com or 2115 Aspen Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104.
NM Poetry Tangents is accepting submissions for a NM based poetry anthology to be published in January. Visit the website or e-mail Zach at tigerbrighttiger@yahoo.com for more info!
Lunarosity, an online journal of poetry and fiction is seeking submissions for January. Visit the journal online to enjoy new work or read submission guidelines.
October 6 - in addition to Tricentennial closing festivities at Balloon Park, there First Friday art openings all over Albuquerque.
It's Fall Arts Festival time in Taos ...and the first weekend of the month brings out lots of special art shows at area galleries.
Madrid, this weekend for the First Saturday Art Walk through the art galleries and studios.
Rail Runner update - according to news on Rail Runner page & nmfbihop (nm political blog) - Belen route, previously announced as opening "late September" now marked to open "late 2006"
It's Balloon Fiesta time again
Unless you are brain dead & maybe even if you are, you already know that the Balloon Fiesta, the largest hot-air balloon festival of its type in the world, is here - October 6-15, 1st mass ascension tomorrow morning. The 35th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta will feature 700 balloons and expects nearly 800,000 visitors.
Past & perhaps also tunc et nunquam stalkers of the elusive daytripper have fantasized Mountainair as a fiesta/post-fiesta daytrip destination. That may not be entirely fairy dust: to wit, the number of package tours to NM focusing on the balloon fiesta but also featuring area excursions, ancillary openings and other events scheduled during balloon time. Karen reports a full house at the Shaffer for this week end, suggesting fiesta spillover and definitely boding well for "Saturday Art at the Shaffer."
BTW - best description of a wild balloon ride - by former steeplechase jockey Dick Francis in Whip Hand.
Balloon Fiesta Image Gallery (keep checking back)
BALLON FIESTA SCHEDULE
Today (Oct 6)
* 7-10 a.m. Albuquerque Aloft
* 5-7 p.m. Fiesta Challenge Competition Flight
Saturday Oct 7
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol Show
* 6:45-7 a.m. Opening Ceremonies
* 7-8:30 a.m. Mass Ascension
* 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fiesta del Vino-Wine Tasting (separate admission
* 2-5 p.m. America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race Inflation
* 5-7 p.m. Fiesta Challenge
* 6-8 p.m. America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race Launch
Sunday Oct 8
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol Show
* 7-8:30 a.m. Mass Ascension
* 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Fiesta of Wheels Car Show
* 12-6 p.m. Fiesta del Vino-Wine Tasting (separate admission)
* 5:45-8 p.m. Balloon Glow
* 8-9 p.m. AfterGlo Fireworks Show
Monday Oct 9
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol
* 7-8 a.m. Flying Competition, Balloon Fiesta Hold'em
Tuesday Oct 10
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol
* 7-11:45 a.m. Flying Competition, Balloon Fiesta Hold'em
Wednesday Oct 11
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol Show
* 7-10 a.m. Flight of the Nations Mass Ascension; Flying Competition
* 10-11:00 a.m. World Breakfast Burrito Eating Championship
Thursday Oct 12
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol
* 7-8:00 a.m. Special Shape Rodeo
* 8-10 a.m. Flying Competition & Prize Grab
* 5:45-8 p.m. Special Shape Glowdeo
* 8-9 p.m. AfterGlow Fireworks Show
Friday, Oct. 13
* 5:45 -6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol
* 7-8 a.m. Special Shape Rodeo
* 8-10 a.m. Key Grab Competition
* 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Chainsaw Wood Carving Contest
* 5:45-8 p.m. Special Shape Glowdeo
* 8-9 p.m. AfterGlow Fireworks Show
Saturday, Oct. 14
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol Show
* 7-8:30 a.m. Mass Ascension
* 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Chainsaw Wood Carving Contest
* 5:45-8 p.m. Night Magic Show
* 8-9 p.m. AfterGlow Fireworks Show
Sunday, Oct. 15
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol Show
* 7 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Farewell Mass Ascension
ON THE WEB
official Balloon Fiesta site http:// www.balloonfiesta.com
BF article in New Mexican http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/50281.html
2006 fiesta poster
Past & perhaps also tunc et nunquam stalkers of the elusive daytripper have fantasized Mountainair as a fiesta/post-fiesta daytrip destination. That may not be entirely fairy dust: to wit, the number of package tours to NM focusing on the balloon fiesta but also featuring area excursions, ancillary openings and other events scheduled during balloon time. Karen reports a full house at the Shaffer for this week end, suggesting fiesta spillover and definitely boding well for "Saturday Art at the Shaffer."
BTW - best description of a wild balloon ride - by former steeplechase jockey Dick Francis in Whip Hand.
BALLON FIESTA SCHEDULE
Today (Oct 6)
* 7-10 a.m. Albuquerque Aloft
* 5-7 p.m. Fiesta Challenge Competition Flight
Saturday Oct 7
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol Show
* 6:45-7 a.m. Opening Ceremonies
* 7-8:30 a.m. Mass Ascension
* 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fiesta del Vino-Wine Tasting (separate admission
* 2-5 p.m. America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race Inflation
* 5-7 p.m. Fiesta Challenge
* 6-8 p.m. America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race Launch
Sunday Oct 8
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol Show
* 7-8:30 a.m. Mass Ascension
* 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Fiesta of Wheels Car Show
* 12-6 p.m. Fiesta del Vino-Wine Tasting (separate admission)
* 5:45-8 p.m. Balloon Glow
* 8-9 p.m. AfterGlo Fireworks Show
Monday Oct 9
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol
* 7-8 a.m. Flying Competition, Balloon Fiesta Hold'em
Tuesday Oct 10
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol
* 7-11:45 a.m. Flying Competition, Balloon Fiesta Hold'em
Wednesday Oct 11
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol Show
* 7-10 a.m. Flight of the Nations Mass Ascension; Flying Competition
* 10-11:00 a.m. World Breakfast Burrito Eating Championship
Thursday Oct 12
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol
* 7-8:00 a.m. Special Shape Rodeo
* 8-10 a.m. Flying Competition & Prize Grab
* 5:45-8 p.m. Special Shape Glowdeo
* 8-9 p.m. AfterGlow Fireworks Show
Friday, Oct. 13
* 5:45 -6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol
* 7-8 a.m. Special Shape Rodeo
* 8-10 a.m. Key Grab Competition
* 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Chainsaw Wood Carving Contest
* 5:45-8 p.m. Special Shape Glowdeo
* 8-9 p.m. AfterGlow Fireworks Show
Saturday, Oct. 14
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol Show
* 7-8:30 a.m. Mass Ascension
* 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Chainsaw Wood Carving Contest
* 5:45-8 p.m. Night Magic Show
* 8-9 p.m. AfterGlow Fireworks Show
Sunday, Oct. 15
* 5:45-6:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol Show
* 7 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Farewell Mass Ascension
ON THE WEB
official Balloon Fiesta site http:// www.balloonfiesta.com
BF article in New Mexican http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/50281.html
Sunday, October 1, 2006
Pictures: Saturday Art at the Shaffer
Here's to many more successful Saturdays at the Shaffer.
Judy's paintings, crosses, hand painted glassware
Visitor checking out Geree's wares
I was pleased to read about increasing interest in Artists Trading Cards. They would also make super stocking stuffers and unique Christmas ornaments.
Visitor checking out Geree's wares
I was pleased to read about increasing interest in Artists Trading Cards. They would also make super stocking stuffers and unique Christmas ornaments.
We had sunflower ATCs (like Judy's, above) for Sunflower Day, so why not holiday themed ATC?
Saturday Art at the Shaffer!
Saturday Art at the Shaffer!
This Saturday was a big success for Judy and me! We had lots of art buyers dropping in and sold lots of art! But, perhaps the biggest success was Judy's homemade "Rustic European Bread." I was lucky enough to get a loaf and when my husband Jim tried it he said, " Tell Judy it was delicious beyond belief." Needless to say, Judy's bread was sold out the first hour. But, the last I heard, she is baking today in preparation for Saturday. FAIR WARNING: if you'd like to get a loaf next week, come early because it goes really fast.
We will have lots of new artworks for Saturday, in addition to, Judy's fabulous bread. So please come by and see our wall art, fiber art, paper mache art, Artist Trading Cards (which are selling quite well), and floor cloths. If you'd like to make your own floor cloth, pick up a copy of my new 'how-to' booklet, "Let's Paint a Floor Cloth Together" and learn how to paint "Brazilliance" a floor cloth in the brilliant colors of Brazil. It's fun to do and easy to follow and has lots of pictures illustrating each step.
By the way, I heard there was a bit of confusion about what Artist Trading Cards are. It seems some people were thinking the 'trading' in the name was a verb, meaning we were artists trading business cards, like what is done during 'networking.' Please let me try to clear it up by saying that 'trading' in ATC is a noun, meaning cards that are traded as in 'baseball trading cards.' See Judy's and mine, and bring yours to trade or buy ours to start your collection. All of our ATCs are originals, not prints and we will trade one of ours for one of yours (originals please).
I have some pix from Saturday, but sadly, I am don't know how to paste them here. I did send a couple to Vanessa, if she'd post them for me.
Please remember to come the Shaffer next Saturday! We'd love to see you!
Geree
This Saturday was a big success for Judy and me! We had lots of art buyers dropping in and sold lots of art! But, perhaps the biggest success was Judy's homemade "Rustic European Bread." I was lucky enough to get a loaf and when my husband Jim tried it he said, " Tell Judy it was delicious beyond belief." Needless to say, Judy's bread was sold out the first hour. But, the last I heard, she is baking today in preparation for Saturday. FAIR WARNING: if you'd like to get a loaf next week, come early because it goes really fast.
We will have lots of new artworks for Saturday, in addition to, Judy's fabulous bread. So please come by and see our wall art, fiber art, paper mache art, Artist Trading Cards (which are selling quite well), and floor cloths. If you'd like to make your own floor cloth, pick up a copy of my new 'how-to' booklet, "Let's Paint a Floor Cloth Together" and learn how to paint "Brazilliance" a floor cloth in the brilliant colors of Brazil. It's fun to do and easy to follow and has lots of pictures illustrating each step.
By the way, I heard there was a bit of confusion about what Artist Trading Cards are. It seems some people were thinking the 'trading' in the name was a verb, meaning we were artists trading business cards, like what is done during 'networking.' Please let me try to clear it up by saying that 'trading' in ATC is a noun, meaning cards that are traded as in 'baseball trading cards.' See Judy's and mine, and bring yours to trade or buy ours to start your collection. All of our ATCs are originals, not prints and we will trade one of ours for one of yours (originals please).
I have some pix from Saturday, but sadly, I am don't know how to paste them here. I did send a couple to Vanessa, if she'd post them for me.
Please remember to come the Shaffer next Saturday! We'd love to see you!
Geree
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